Perserverance: A Graphic Novel of The Grapes of Wrath (SIGNED) by Hooker, Adrienne; (John Steinbeck) - 2009

Louisiana: Triumph Over Tragedy Steering Committee, 2009. First Edition, Limited to 50 copies. Original cloth. SIGNED by the author. Designed and handmade by Adrienne Hooker, Assistant Professor of Art, Louisiana Tech University and several of her students. The selected visuals for this graphic novel were done by students of various schools in Louisiana. A fine copy. This graphic novel was created under a National Endowment for the Arts BIG READ Grant 2009. 8th graders from 21 Louisiana parishes created graphic novels based on John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath." The program "From Tragedy to Triumph, The Great Depression and New Deal in North Louisiana" was designed to encourage students to "...honor those who lived through this transformative period and to demonstrate how the landscape of our country was quite literally changed by the recovery efforts, both public and private.